%0 Journal Article %T The Challenges of Conducting Research on Supermax Prisons: Results From a Survey of Scholars Who Conduct Supermax Research %A Jeffrey Ian Ross %A Richard Tewksbury %J The Prison Journal %@ 1552-7522 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0032885518812035 %X This article analyzes the challenges that investigators face when conducting scholarly research on supermax prisons. Drawing on existing literature, as well as results of a survey sent to researchers who have published scholarship on supermax prisons, issues and suggestions for enhancing and growing this specialized body of literature are summarized %K supermax prison %K correctional facility research %K scholarship %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0032885518812035